A King’s student has been suspended without hearing for his involvement in peaceful protests

A King's student has been suspended without hearing following accusations relating to his involvement in the peaceful occupation of the James Clerk Maxwell Building during the UCU strikes.

A communal letter supporting the re-instatement of Khaled Eissa has been published online. The letter, addressed to Chris Mottershead, a Senior Vice President at King's, calls for an immediate end to Eissa's suspension, urging King's "to reinstate him immediately and end any further victimisation and threats of disciplinary procedures".

Signatories include the current KCLSU President and V-Ps, as well as lecturers and students from various departments at King's and other universities.

The letter also states that King's "invoked emergency powers", to suspend Eissa, meaning that he has been suspended before receiving an outcome from a misconduct hearing, in accordance with G26 Academic Regulations.

Making reference to accusations against Eissa, the letter states a King's staff member "engaged in an inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour by provoking and pushing the student twice", arguing that the incident has been taken out of context and was "clearly not his [Eissa's] fault".

The suspension of Khaled Eissa comes shortly after a King's students received an email from Principal Ed Byrne, which acknowledged and supported students' entitlement to engage in demonstrations.